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... so bitter , the country worked out its freedom by more peaceful means . The Spanish colonies rose after the deposition of their king by Napoleon . BK . V. A 2 SAN MARTIN . [ 1812 . It is impossible HOW SPAIN LOST SOUTH AMERICA.
... so bitter , the country worked out its freedom by more peaceful means . The Spanish colonies rose after the deposition of their king by Napoleon . BK . V. A 2 SAN MARTIN . [ 1812 . It is impossible HOW SPAIN LOST SOUTH AMERICA.
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... Spanish armies for twenty years , soon fired the enthusiasm of the people . An army was raised , which soon became famous under his leadership . It was not long before the arms of Spain were torn down , to be replaced by the blue and ...
... Spanish armies for twenty years , soon fired the enthusiasm of the people . An army was raised , which soon became famous under his leadership . It was not long before the arms of Spain were torn down , to be replaced by the blue and ...
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... Spanish army , and marched triumphantly into Santiago , the capital . Chilian independence was won , and O'Higgins was made the first governor of the new republic . Much had been done . Spanish rule had been checked , but not yet broken ...
... Spanish army , and marched triumphantly into Santiago , the capital . Chilian independence was won , and O'Higgins was made the first governor of the new republic . Much had been done . Spanish rule had been checked , but not yet broken ...
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... Spanish shore was not conquered . Peru still lay in the hands of the oppressor , and the Spanish fleet in its harbours was ready to sail south to attack the Chilians , when Lord Cochrane , trained in the school of Nelson , appeared on ...
... Spanish shore was not conquered . Peru still lay in the hands of the oppressor , and the Spanish fleet in its harbours was ready to sail south to attack the Chilians , when Lord Cochrane , trained in the school of Nelson , appeared on ...
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... Spanish guns , and restored the republic in Venezuela . And He entered Caracas in triumph , amid the ringing of bells and the roar of cannon . People shouted for their " Liberator " ; his path was strewn with flowers ; beautiful maidens ...
... Spanish guns , and restored the republic in Venezuela . And He entered Caracas in triumph , amid the ringing of bells and the roar of cannon . People shouted for their " Liberator " ; his path was strewn with flowers ; beautiful maidens ...
Contents
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VICTORIAQUEEN OF ENGLAND | 16 |
THE GREAT BOER TREK | 21 |
LIVINGSTONES DISCOVERIES IN CENTRAL AFRICA | 24 |
THE STORY OF NATAL | 27 |
THE STORY OF CANADA | 33 |
THE DREAM OF CECIL RHODES | 120 |
THE DUTCH REPUBLICS IN SOUTH AFRICA | 125 |
PAGE 1 | 126 |
THE LAND OF THE RISING | 144 |
JAPAN | 150 |
THE ANNEXATION OF BURMA | 159 |
THE STORY OF AFGHANISTAN | 166 |
GORDONTHE HERO OF KHARTUM | 176 |
THE FURTRADERS LAND | 38 |
THE WINNING OF THE WEST | 42 |
A GREAT ARCTIC EXPEDITION | 47 |
DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA | 53 |
THE LAST KING OF FRANCE | 60 |
LOUIS KOSSUTH AND HUNGARY | 66 |
THE CRIMEAN | 72 |
THE INDIAN MUTINY | 79 |
THE AWAKENING OF ITALY | 85 |
KING OF UNITED ITALY | 88 |
CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA | 96 |
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION | 103 |
FOUNDING THE GERMAN EMPIRE | 107 |
THE FRANCOGERMAN | 112 |
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